The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-07
coUNclL's ACTION.

COUNCILS ACTION. -,
Accompanying this was tho following:
WHEREAs. The above proposition to
your committee scems fair and liberal :;
and in the opinion OF your committee the
financial standing Of the party making
the proposltion seems to be satisfactory
therefore, belt
Resolved, Thst the Board Of Commission.
srB Of Ohio county bs respectfully 70.
questsd to submit to the people an ordin:
ance authorizing the subscription Of
100000 towards complying with tns
terms Of the proposition.
Z. DuCKuAN, .,
"a A, @. HARRELL,
r. NJ GILLELAND,
Pc FXRRRLL. 4.
Louis DELDRudGE.
This was unanimously adopted; also
the following offered by Mr.. Buckmsn:
Resolrtd, That the City Council pledges
the County Commissioners such co.opera-
ton as may be reasonable and proper in
securing the necessary rights of way,
privileges and grounds for the objects
aimed at.
Also, revolution offered By Mr. Buck.
man, instruc,ing the City CLERK to certify
the proceedings had In Council, to the
Board of County Commissioners ct ie
special meeting to BIS held this morning
for the purpose OF considering this rail
road matter. -g,1i..z
r..s THE SECOND CoHCUEs.
The Second Branch coHcurred in the
action had on thoao various resolutions
without indulgiug in auy discussion. This
ia the first tina on record that the Nom
bers Of this Branch ever let All important
matter pass without spending an evening
talking about it.
Other business transacted ct las! nieh.'s
meeting wa1 as follows:
Tho Committee on Cemeteries preeented
bills Ggsregating sl5 95, which both
brarches approved. Tbs Board OF Pablo
Works asked for an appropriation Of ST..
564 IS out Of tho general fund to pay j
NJ. Todd for paving TIenty-Iouy.h stree,
between Market and Ghspline streets
which was granted. Whit Stevenson wat
gfGn.ed permission to add two more a!leys
to bis bowling gallery. at No. 1893 Markui
street.
The following was offered By hr. Dob
bins in the First Branch and adopted BY
both:
Resolrsd. That tho Auditor of tho State
Of West Virginia BIO and ia hereby au.
thorizsd to pay to E. W. Dannawey, Ra.
ceiver OF the city CT Wheeling, the taxes
due said city on account OF railroads for
the year 1886, and that the City Clerk
send certified copy Of this resolution 10
tho Auditor.
Heretofore this has been in tho nature
OF snap for tho City Collector, who
would write on for tho money, receive q
check, deduct pa7cect for commission,
and turn the balance over 10 tho city,
This year it ia proposed to allow the city
the full benefit of the tax.
THE CITY HEALTH noARD.
The Firet disposed ef number Of mis.
cellsneous papers acted upon by tho Sec.
ond ct its las! meeting. Among them wac
the resolution offered BY Colonel Caldwell
requesting the Committee on Health to
report an ordinance that should change
the name OF TINT committee to that OF the
City Board Of Health; this Board 10 con-
sist Of eight members as at present and tho
Health Officer, the latter to be tho execu-
tive officer Of the Board, in accordance
with the lava OF the State, to be vested
with all the powars OF a county or local
board Of health. This ia tho resolution
and project that the Regis.sr and
Dr.. Myers, Of the late ao.called
County Board Of Health, have been
endeavoring to make political capital out
Of, and which the no.celled county board
waa violently opposed to. becaune 1t would
prohibit them from operating in the city.
The First concurred with the Second by
a vote Of 10 to 8. Tracy, Republican,
Democrats, voted aflirmatlvely. The idea
OF there being any politics in the matter
was laughed at. There was some little
diecusslon over the matter as to It's adyisa.
bility or effectiveness. The other two
who voted mo" with Tracy were Handlan
and Dslbrugge. -